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Soul's Eternal Darkness

The silver haired archer walked the along the stone halls, her footsteps echoing loudly. She squinted as a very fustrated looking man muttered to himself angrily. He was walking with such haste he bumped into her.

" Watch where your going you stupid peasant! " he shouted as he got to his feet and dusted himself off. She looked up at him, staring at him icely.

" Do not give me that look if you value your eyes wench " Raizen spat in her direction. The archer was up and on her feet before the saliva could make skin contact and was holding his tongue between her thumb and fore finger, a sharp arrow tip pressing against it.

" Hold your tongue you fucking prick, or I'll give you the ablitiy to put it in your pocket " she hissed. He swatted her hands away, careful not to cut his tongue and pushed her back.

" Keep your hands off me. I know I'm hard to resist, but you must try your damndest " he scowled. She smirked sarcasticly.

" Oh yes, don't you know I want you so bad. I can't wait to find you in a dark hallway, pin you against the stones and slit your throat ...sorry babe, hope you don't mind roughness " she twirled the arrow in her hand, letting it spin within her fingers. The two were silent for a few seconds more.

" If you wish to regain your memory, you may not want to piss me off " Raizen growled as he walked past her. Her expression went blank before turning to concern.

" Wait! You...you can help regain my memory? " she turned but he was already gone. She looked around, where did the prick go? A hand touched her shoulder from behind, and she was quick to turn around and hold a blade to the person's throat. Tifa hadn't seen it coming and released the girl's shoulder immediately. The archer put the blade back in its holster before giving the girl a dry smirk.

" Sorry...I don't like it when people sneak up from behind me...might I ask what you want? "

" Umm...I was actually wondering if you've seen a guy with spikey hair and blue eyes? Carries a big sword? Goes by the name of Cloud. I can't seem to find him anywhere ".

" No idea sweets. But you might have better luck asking the person who owns this castle. She should still be down the hall and to the left ". Tifa smiled her thanks and made careful note to go around her clowly and cautiously, as the archer had watched her every move.

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The small moat around the castle made skipping stones across the water delightful. The silver haired archer smiled, it had been ages since she did this. When she was a child was the last time she had done it...wasn't it? The smile from her face left as she threw the rock harder, letting it skid right into the castle wall and break.

" Thought I might find you here ". She got to her feet fast, surprising the elf. Link put up his hands in defense, showing he had no intention of using the sword on his back.

" Oh, sorry elf boy. Don't sneak up on me like that, might be the last thing you ever do " she smirked.

" You don't seem to be very happy at all do you? " Link asked, leaning against the nearby tree.

" Why do you ask ? "

" I saw you smiling a bit earlier, than it disappeared, like you don't want to remember how to smile ".

' I want to remember why I smile ' she thought quietly to herself. Link blinked several times before shaking his head.

" Well, the reason I came to find you was to tell you that your friend is all right ...and... "

" He's not my friend. I met him on my way here ".

" Alright, thats fine to. The Tournament has beem changed a little. We need to fight in teams. I would be honored to have such an archer on my team ...if your up to it " Link folded his arms.

" Why do you fight in this tournament? "

" So that I may win Zelda's right to choose whoever she wants " Link replied, but the woman smiled.

" You want her to choose you don't you? "

" I have no idea what your... "

" Nice taste in clothing by the way " she noted on their similar tunics and boots.

" Ugh...thanks...so? "

" Teams huh? I usually do solo work, but I guess I'll give it a shot ".

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Trumpets sounded loudly in the stadium near the volcanic soil. All citizens of Hyrule and many other cities came from far and wide to view this horrific but splendid tournament of duelist battling to their death. It was the best few weeks that everyone would look forward to. They didn't happen often, but when done, the city that held it would make millions. And the citizens could surely use the better pay. James sharpend his swords against one another, enjoying the ' SHING' sound they made, as the sparks flew. Cloud was balancing his busterblade on his shoudlers as Tifa pulled on a pair of leather gloves. Link was standing quietly in the corner, his arms crossed. He breathed in deeply as Zelda walked in through a doorway that led to their small gathing. Behind her came in the silver haired archer.

" Alright, I need you all to sign this parchment so that my father has you listed down for you to score your points. Everyone needs to sign " she passed it with a quill and allowed everyone to sign. She read the names off to make sure they all got it.

" Cloud, Tifa, Link, James...Brittney? Whose Brittney ? "

" That'd be my name " the silver hair archer placed her hands on her hips. James's eyebrows furrowed together, he knew that name from somewhere. She placed her hand at the opening of her quiver, her bow in her other hand.

" Right...well...good luck. Your facing a bunch of roughneck warriors today, pretty stupid if you ask me...but I wish you luck anyway " Zelda flashed a quick smile before taking the parchment and leaving. Link watched her go silently before standing and stretching out his arms.

" Everyone ready? "

" Yea...think so " Cloud answered as the other's nodded. They unsheathed their weapons and proceeded to the arena, the first team to go. The loud roars of the crowd made Link's ears ache, the bright sunlight making them squint.

" I wonder if anyone we know is here " Tifa mumbled to Cloud, who shrugged for his answer. He lightly nudged Tifa and gave her a ' good luck ' smile. James spun his blades within his palms, Zelda hadn't been to happy that he insisted on fighting so early from his scene. Brittney strummed the strong of her bow lightly, letting it snap back into place.

" Let the battle begin! "

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Beads of sweat dripped down Cloud's temple as he roughly placed his back against a stone wall. The arena had been set up to look like some sort of maze like dungeon. Tifa threw a kick to a nearby warrior. They weren't bright, but they didn't go down easily either.

" This whole team thing isn't to fair " James scowled as he came around the corner, slicing at the guy behind him.

" Leave it to my King to make this unfair for me " Link rolled his eyes, he was standing on top of the wall's platform.

" We're never going to be able to win if these guys don't stand down! " Tifa hissed as she backflipped away from one warrior's swipping sword. Suddenly he stopped moving and fell to the ground silently, and arrow sticking from his head.

" We don't need them to surrender. This is an Arena Tournament. Where you battle, for your ' life '. You have to kill them! James, you killed those bandits in the forest, why are you hesitating now! Link, you'd do anything to prove yourself loyal to your princess, kill them for her safety. Cloud, Tifa, you really want them down faster, put those fists of fury into action, and use that big ass sword already! " Brittney squinted as she drew another arrow from her quiver. She then suddenly felt someone move against her back, and was quick to turn and slice the warrior's throat with a spare blade. Something moved to her side, she knew she wouldn't have a chance to attack whoever this was because she wouldn't be able to draw her bow fast enough, and this dagger was only so much of a good use. Suddenly tha warrior attacking her split in half vertically. James retracted his blades and offered her a hand to pull her on top of another block. She took his hand and allowed him to host her on a high platform, allowing her to shoot down other enemies.

" I guess you've repayed your debt huh? "

" I was thinking more of, why not have an excuse to be friends? "

" I don't have friends, nor do I want them ".

" Come on, Britt. You may find, that you like having them ".

A/N: I'm so sorry it took so long for the update, but school has been murder for me. Just got done with 3 projects, four book reports and a major crap load of math and chemistry. Joy. But, this weekend I plan on trying to update everything, this is just one off my checklist.Alchemypoetry